Leshan climate
Leshan is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 3.9 °C. August is the wettest month (257 mm) and December the driest (40 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Leshan averages 1,239 mm of rain, 135 days above 25 °C and 2 days below freezing.
China · population 662,814 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 30 °C
- Coldest month January 3.9 °C
- Driest month December 40 mm
- Wettest month August 257 mm
- Least cloud August 74 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 38 °C
- Coldest on record January -3.6 °C
What to expectLeshan through the year
Leshan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 10 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 19 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 135 days a year reach 25 °C, 52 of them reach 30 °C, 2 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 257 mm against 40 mm in December — 6.5 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3 °C | 45 mm | 79 % |
| February | 12.8 °C | 42 mm | 79 % |
| March | 17.3 °C | 51 mm | 77 % |
| April | 22.7 °C | 77 mm | 76 % |
| May | 26.5 °C | 85 mm | 76 % |
| June | 28.8 °C | 134 mm | 81 % |
| July | 30.1 °C | 241 mm | 79 % |
| August | 29.7 °C | 257 mm | 74 % |
| September | 25.7 °C | 129 mm | 79 % |
| October | 20.8 °C | 81 mm | 83 % |
| November | 16.5 °C | 57 mm | 77 % |
| December | 11.5 °C | 40 mm | 77 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3 °C | 3.9 °C | 7.3 °C | 18.0 °C | -3.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 12.8 °C | 5.8 °C | 9.5 °C | 22.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 17.3 °C | 9.5 °C | 13.6 °C | 31.4 °C | 1.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 22.7 °C | 14.4 °C | 18.5 °C | 34.3 °C | 5.8 °C | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 26.5 °C | 18.5 °C | 22.3 °C | 37.6 °C | 9.2 °C | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 28.8 °C | 21.6 °C | 25.0 °C | 37.3 °C | 15.7 °C | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 30.1 °C | 23.4 °C | 26.4 °C | 37.2 °C | 17.5 °C | 29 | 17 | 0 |
| August | 29.7 °C | 22.9 °C | 26.0 °C | 37.9 °C | 17.0 °C | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| September | 25.7 °C | 19.8 °C | 22.6 °C | 37.0 °C | 13.9 °C | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| October | 20.8 °C | 15.5 °C | 18.0 °C | 29.7 °C | 8.8 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 16.5 °C | 10.7 °C | 13.6 °C | 24.3 °C | 1.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 11.5 °C | 5.5 °C | 8.6 °C | 18.2 °C | -2.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45 mm | 12 | 10 h/day | 79 % | 77 % | 8.5 km/h |
| February | 42 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 79 % | 76 % | 8.7 km/h |
| March | 51 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 77 % | 74 % | 9.1 km/h |
| April | 77 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 72 % | 9.6 km/h |
| May | 85 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 76 % | 70 % | 9.7 km/h |
| June | 134 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 81 % | 75 % | 9.0 km/h |
| July | 241 mm | 20 | 14 h/day | 79 % | 82 % | 8.6 km/h |
| August | 257 mm | 19 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 82 % | 8.7 km/h |
| September | 129 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 79 % | 81 % | 8.5 km/h |
| October | 81 mm | 16 | 11 h/day | 83 % | 81 % | 7.9 km/h |
| November | 57 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 77 % | 79 % | 8.1 km/h |
| December | 40 mm | 11 | 10 h/day | 77 % | 77 % | 8.1 km/h |
How Leshan compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leshan | 30 °C | 3.9 °C | 1,239 mm | 135 |
| Meishan · China | 30 °C | 3.3 °C | 1,158 mm | 137 |
| Ya'an · China | 28 °C | 2.1 °C | 1,714 mm | 97 |
| Zigong · China | 31 °C | 4.5 °C | 1,099 mm | 143 |
| Ziyang · China | 30 °C | 3.6 °C | 1,058 mm | 141 |
| Yibin · China | 31 °C | 5.1 °C | 1,151 mm | 139 |
| Neijiang · China | 31 °C | 4.1 °C | 1,044 mm | 140 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Leshan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Leshan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Leshan?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Leshan get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 52 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 3.9 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 2 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Leshan?
August, averaging 257 mm over 19 days with rain. The driest month is December with 40 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,239 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Leshan rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 29.562°, 103.764° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.